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Morning Qualifying – Sir Stirling vs the Sharknose
Jennings R. Scroggs, Jr.
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The 1961 Formula One season opened at Monaco amidst a flurry of activity. Ferrari introduced it’s potent new Dino 156, powered by either a 60 or 120 degree V6 engines, to be driven by Phil Hill, Wolfgang von Trips and the newly promoted Richie Ginther . Porsche ran it’s highly successful F2 car from the…
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Morning Qualifying – Norman or Norma? edition
Jennings R. Scroggs, Jr.
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By day, “Norman” was your ordinary, average Formula 1 Champion. The sound of a perfectly tuned engine stirred his soul. The roar of thousands of race fans was music to his ears. He savored each perfectly clipped apex, each daring overtaking maneuver, each pole position, each thrilling victory….just like a man should. And yet,…
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Morning Qualifying – Wednesday with Wolfgang Edition
Jennings R. Scroggs, Jr.
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Wolfgang von Trips was born in Kerpen-Horrem near Cologne in Germany. Nicknamed Wölfchen by his parents, the young count was sickly as a boy; von Trips was beset with inner ear problems which affected his balance, stricken with Bell’s Palsy after a bout with meningitis, and later diagnosed with type 1 diabetes that would affect…
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Morning Qualifying – Targa Tuesday edition
Jennings R. Scroggs, Jr.
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In Mays gone by, a young Sicilian boy’s fancy would once again turn to thoughts of…..the Targa Florio. The 45 miles of public roads that made up the Circuito Piccolo Madonie would once again be filled with roaring, shrieking flashes of red, silver, blue and green. Would Nino Vaccarella, the school head master…
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Morning Qualifying- From the Marketing Department edition
Jennings R. Scroggs, Jr.
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By the early 1960’s, Ford had found the gospel of auto racing as an effective marketing tool. Whenever and wherever Fords raced successfully, Ford’s marketing department was poised to take maximum advantage with every tool at their disposal. Today, we’ll take a look at, perhaps, the mightiest tool in the Ford Total Performance marketing arsenal…….the…
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Morning Qualifying – History Lesson, Part V
Jennings R. Scroggs, Jr.
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With the advent of the Second World War, all racing in Europe, except the 1940 Mille Miglia and Tripoli Grand Prix, ceased by spring of that year, as hostilities heated up between the Allies and Axis powers. By year’s end, auto racing ceased worldwide. Once the geopolitical dust had settled, fans starved for racing were…
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Morning Qualifying – Tubolare Zagato edition
Jennings R. Scroggs, Jr.
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Today would have been Nicola Romeo’s 132nd birthday. Over the the last century, Alfa Romeo has turned out many legendary and beautiful race cars. This one, the Giulia TZ, happens to be my favorite. First of all, just look at it. Every line and every curve from it’s ducted nose to the kamm tail is…
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Morning Qualifying – The Vatanen Touch edition
Jennings R. Scroggs, Jr.
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I don’t know if Ari Pieti Uolevi Vatanen was born with a steering wheel in his hand. Or, if his mom always oversteered his stroller in corners. Or, if Ari yumped his first tricycle. The Finns just have that national mojo that makes them excellent rally drivers. For more than a quarter century, Ari Vatanen…
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Morning Qualifying – I think we're turning Japanese edition
Jennings R. Scroggs, Jr.
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In 1969, Nissan unleashed the PGC10 Skyline 2000 GT-R on an unsuspecting world. The new Skyline was a technical tour de force; it’s engine, sourced from the Prince R380, was a 2 liter, 24 valve, twin-cam straight six fed by triple Mikuni carbeurators through a 5 speed gearbox to a limited slip differential. It had…
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Morning Qualifying – Danger at Dundrod edition
Jennings R. Scroggs, Jr.
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Beginning in 1950, the RAC held the annual Tourist Trophy at Dundrod, a 7.416 mile circuit on the rural public roads west of Belfast. This narrow circuit, bordered by hedge rows, deep ditches and stone walls, rose 500 feet from Cochranstown on the west end of the circuit to Wheeler’s Corner in the east.…
